GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| warranted | sanction |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |